The New Jersey Business and Industry Association is supporting the state’s proposal to sell $100 million in general obligation bonds, which will be in the form of Public Question No. 1 on the ballot Tuesday, November 7.
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State files charges against Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis
New Jersey has filed a five-count lawsuit against Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma for alleged improper marketing practices related to its opioid-based painkiller, oxycontin.
Read More »Study NJ city named best small city in the country
A New Jersey city has been named the best small city based on its affordability, economic health, education and personal health, quality of life and safety, according to financial advising website WalletHub.com.
Read More »NJ law firm represents HIV patients in suit against Aetna
Roseland-based law firm Brach Eichler LLC has filed a class action lawsuit against health insurer Aetna, alleging that the health insurer breached the privacy of more than 12,000 customers who suffer from HIV.
Read More »Attorney General reveals number of data breaches in NJ last year
Over 650 data breaches were reported in New Jersey last year, according to a release sent out by the office of New Jersey’s Attorney General Christopher Porrino.
Read More »Hair Club completes signs lease in Marlton
Brokerage firm Wolf Commercial Real Estate recently announced it brokered the renewal and expansion of a 5,150-square-foot lease at Two Greentree Center in Marlton.
Read More »NJ invests 8.4M to expand talent development centers
New Jersey's Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced an $8.4 million investment of state funds into expanding the state's talent development centers, which are dedicated to creating partnerships between industries and state colleges to offer training and employment opportunities.
Read More »Op-Ed More roads won’t fix our traffic problem
Vince Calio of NJBIZ wrote an opinion piece recently highlighting New Jersey’s “perpetual traffic jams” as a serious deterrent to Amazon in its search for a location for its second headquarters. He is correct: New Jersey’s best-in-class traffic congestion is a serious deterrent to many employers interested in attracting and...
Read More »Trump’s opioid addiction declaration is meaningless without funding, say NJ officials
New Jersey politicians, as well as the head of one of the state’s largest addiction rehab centers, have said that President Donald Trump’s declaration of the opioid crisis as a National Health Emergency is largely meaningless.
Read More »Small business transactions reach record high for Q3 2017
New Jersey had the highest number of closed transactions for small businesses in recent years during Q3 2017, according to an insight report compiled by San Francisco-based BizBuySell.com
Read More »Fund for NJ awards 167,000 in grants to nonprofits affecting policy
The Fund for New Jersey, an organization dedicated to improving public policy decision-making, has awarded $167,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations.
Read More »Five years after Sandy, PSEG completes upgrades to withstand another superstorm
Five years after Superstorm Sandy, Public Service Electric and Gas has completed infrastructure investments that will help protect the state’s power distribution grid withstand another major storm. During and after Superstorm Sandy, 2 million PSE&G customers were left without power – some for days.
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